With just a few tweaks and a smidgen of planning, you can pack lunches that come home eaten. When it comes to making lunch for her five boys, reality and aspiration diverge for Lisa Pilcher, a finance director in Chicago, the United States. “In my head, I’m the mum who creates beautiful bento boxes with love notes to my kids,” she says.
“In reality, it is an Uncrustables sandwich and a semi-mouldy piece of fruit.” Up until the age of 10, the average child may eat more than 1000 school lunches, and for the average adult, the packing struggle can be quite real. Work demands, personal care and other caregiving commitments can all limit aspirations of becoming a lunch aesthete.
With simple planning and preparation, parents can streamline the often frustrating process on busy mornings..